House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum sentence for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a fugitive from justice, a person who is addicted to, or an unlawful user of, a controlled substance, or a transferor or receiver of a stolen firearm, to increase the general penalty for violation of Federal firearms laws, and to increase the inhanced penalties provided for the possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Campbell D-COWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 1, 1989
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Jun 5, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
68 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 41 Democrats
26 of 68 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Richard Baker (R-LA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Glenn English (D-OK), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Martin Frost (D-TX), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), W. Hefner (D-NC) and 38 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Campbell.
- H.R. 2668 (101st) National Museum of the American Indian Act
- H.R. 3824 (101st) To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to make permanent the prohibition on payment to foreigners of any type of production adjustment…
- H.R. 2116 (101st) Consumer Coal Royalty Rate Amendment Act of 1989
- H.R. 5044 (101st) To establish a Financial Services Crime Division in the Department of Justice.
- H.R. 1462 (101st) To provide for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District of the State of Colorado and for the…
- H.R. 2604 (101st) Abandoned Minerals and Materials Mine Reclamation Fund Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.